I've worked at Costco for 20 years. Here are 7 of the best things I'm seeing on shelves right now.

Tech Insider : Business, Style
A box of two Omni Heat digital ceramic personal heaters on display at Costco.
As a longtime employee, I think the Omni Heat personal heaters are one of the best things to get at Costco right now.

Veronica Thatcher

Instacart is betting on AI shopping carts that suggest what you should buy as you shop

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
One of Instacart's Caper Carts, with a green label on the side, sits next to a display of produce and some cases of bottled water at a grocery store.
Instacart already offers its Caper smart shopping carts at multiple grocery store chains.

Instacart

I'm a former Army Ranger who started a wagyu company — and ended up ahead of the market's $3.5 billion boom

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
A headshot of Patrick Montgomery, a former Army Ranger and the founder of KC Cattle Company.
Patrick Montgomery, a former Army Ranger, is the founder of KC Cattle Company, a brand known for its premium American Wagyu.

Patrick Montgomery

Some fast-food chains are making a quiet change to bills as the penny disappears

Tech Insider : Business
Pennies are displayed on October 31, 2025, in San Anselmo, California.
Food brands are making subtle pricing changes as the US phases out penny production.

Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Businesses' use of AI comes with plenty of stops and starts

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Crypto
AI robots working in office cubicles.
Wall Street's junior set may cut their teeth in management by overseeing the work of AI agents, a top JPMorgan executive predicts.

Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI

I went to Nike's 6-floor innovation store in New York City, and it gives clues about the future of the sportswear giant

Tech Insider : Business, Sports, Style
Author posing in front of a Nike ad
Nike's New York City flagship store, House of Innovation, spans six floors.

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Here's a list of popular coffee shops that have filed for bankruptcy amid rising prices

Tech Insider : Business
Someone holds a cup of coffee
Coffee shops seek bankruptcy protection

ANGELA WEISS / AFP

The real reason The Row's white T-shirt costs more than $500

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
A white T-shirt with six different price tags on it
You can still buy a cotton T-shirt for $5. So why does this one cost more than $500?

Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI

16 photos show how unhinged Black Friday shopping used to be

Tech Insider : Business
A woman passes by a shop announcing Black Friday sales the day after Thanksgiving in New York City November 24,2017.
A woman passes by a shop announcing Black Friday sales the day after Thanksgiving in New York City November 24,2017.

Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images

Get lost, Labubu: the Starbucks Bearista is here — and it's reselling for hundreds of dollars

Tech Insider : Business
A photo of the Starbucks
Some Starbucks "Bearista" cups are listed for as much as $50,000 on eBay.

Starbucks; eBay

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